My son is getting married tomorrow.  It seems strange because I can still vividly remember the day he was born.  He was so beautiful, blue eyes, lots of hair and ready to eat, always ready to eat!

Now he has a beautiful woman who loves him, a gorgeous, full of spunk young son who laughs with him as they roll on the floor, playing just like I did with him when he was that age.  He has a wonderful life ahead of him.

I didn't know when this day would come when he was born.  I knew it would someday, just thought it would be later, much later.  Now I have to be the Mother of the Groom, smile, hug and kiss my baby goodbye.  I'll celebrate with them, but will feel the ache of loss, of time gone by, of knowing I was successful yet wish I had more time.

Time is fleeting, precious beyond words.  On this holiday weekend, call you parents, call your children.  Take a moment to say I love you.

Yes, I'm moved.  I now live in an ecolodge, built with cord wood, glass, strawbales and tile, complete with solar panels and radiant heat in t he floor.  It's a round home, with few corners, and with more options for furniture and living.

As with each season changing, we change as well.  I've now moved into this lovely home, my younger son has begun a new school year at a new school and this weekend, August 30th to be exact, my older son will get married.  We're each beginning new stages in our lives, where we invite new people and places into our circle.

I invite you as a reader of my words to take a moment and introduce yourself.  For whatever reason, you've found this post here today for a reason.  Please share in a comment your season in life, beginning or ending, struggling along a stony path or racing towards a successful finish.  I'm eager to learn from others and share any wisdom I've come across with my friends.

Have a blessed week!

Bonnie

In the past week, so much has changed. I've been in search of a place to live where I could be more of myself, connect with like minded people, have a home more in line with my personal ethics and philosophy.

My son is entering 6th grade this fall and is bright (yes, I'm a bit biased) and creative and needed a different school than the one in our current community. I had it planned in my head how to make this happen and it wasn't working... not enough money, not the right house available in the right community at the right time, so I let it go for now thinking it just wasn't meant to be.

Then it all happened! I was connected with a wonderful woman who had created an eco-lodge in a progressive community not far from where I am right now. She was searching for someone to take her beautiful home and property to the next level, creating an eco-village.

So in August, my son & I will take up residence in Floyd County, Virginia. We will have the honor of living in The Lodge at Lick Creek Lane. Check out the place and learn about our plans as I share the experience with you here.

I'm so in awe with how the universe works! Just when you think your dreams need to be put on the shelf, they're handed to you wrapped in magic complete with a generous sprinkle of fairy dust!

In the past few weeks my life has taken some interesting turns.  My son turned 12 yesterday.  My mother (who is 500 miles away and almost 78) fell a week ago and is still working to figure out all that's broken.   While I know I can only be in one place at a time in the physical world, I feel disconnected, struggling to make choices that will benefit the needs of all the people in my life.

My Ebay store, usually full of hundreds of lovely fantasy collectibles, is down to some great items for our summer sale, and will close for "summer vacation" tomorrow, Monday, July 7.   I'm taking some time off to concentrate on writing, blogging and bringing some magic back into my own life.

If anyone knows of events in the Virginia region, please let me know.  I need to recapture the fun and connection to the earth live events provide.  I'm even more excited to be participating as an attendee and not a vendor.  When you carry responsibilities for many in the real world, it makes it even more fun to escape to the faerie realm when the opportunity arises.

Thanks to everyone who has visited this site, befriended me, commented and messaged.  I look forward to getting to know everyone more as the months move forward.

May the stars twinkle brightly on you tonight,

Bonnie

Again with the wind, pretty wild!

We're expecting a storm this afternoon, gusts up to 50 mph... Batten down the hatches & watch the faeries fly!  It's unseasonably warm, the sun is shining through the clouds every few moments and you can feel the unsettled energy in the air.

I really love this kind of weather!  It's a vivid reminder of how we are not in control, and there are powers greater than us humans which have a mind and direction of their own.

Today is the 31st anniversary of my husband & I becoming committed to each other.  Now I use that terminology because we spent 8 years, on & off deciding what that really meant.  Then we got married 23 years ago and have 2 wonderful sons, 22 & 11. 

Now we're in a new era of our relationship, with changes in our professional lives, our roles as parents and children, and personnally, thinking about what we each want for the next phase or stage or span of time.  Can anyone out there relate?

So it seems fitting, today, after 31 years, that a storm is coming.  We're going out to dinner later and both thinking about what's next for us.  Who knows what the next moment will bring, or the next year, or the next decade?

I invite you to share your thoughts here, on relationships, parenthood, aging, change or whatever.  May your day be filled with magic!

Bonnie